Let's Watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Cby33ZR98
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eD2UpdhbwA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUuShby0Vhg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U71P5FKFqfg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Cby33ZR98
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eD2UpdhbwA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUuShby0Vhg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U71P5FKFqfg
The Plan
One of my favourite types of video projects are the genre-shifted movie trailers where creators take movie clips and retell the plot of the story in a different genre than the original. Genre-shifting video projects are valuable in a number of ways. As video creation projects, they would not require a high-level of technical ability. In fact, I would argue that students with basic video editing capabilities could create videos like these from a purely technical perspective. However, if done well, such projects could challenge students to think deeply about the grammar of storytelling while considering essential elements of creating video (e.g., music, timing, edits/cuts, effects, pauses/silence, etc.) for various genres . As well, students would have to acquire a keen eye for the curation involved in finding & gathering elements that would support a chosen genre. But, even without offering students a hands-on component, these videos would be great for discussing questions around how film directors/producers make us feel a certain way through the thoughtful use of various edits & visual/auditory/stylistic elements.
How to Get Started
Find an/the original film trailer on YouTube, and copy the URL
Go to https://keepvid.com/ and paste the URL into the text box at the top of the KeepVid website; then click the "download button.
Download the "(Max 720p) MP4" by clicking the "Download" button associated with that video type.